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The political psychology of Israeli prime ministers : when hard-liners opt for peace
- Title
- The political psychology of Israeli prime ministers : when hard-liners opt for peace / Yael S. Aronoff, Michigan State University.
- Author
- Aronoff, Yael, 1968-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- ©2014
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- Description
- xviii, 229 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book examines leaders of the seemingly intractable conflict between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors"--
- "The Political Psychology of Israeli Prime Ministers This book examines leaders of the seemingly intractable conflict between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors. It takes as an intellectual target of opportunity six Israeli prime ministers, asking why some of them have persisted in some hard-line positions but others have opted to become peacemakers. This book argues that some leaders do change, and above all it explains why and how such changes come about. This book goes beyond arguing simply that "leaders matter" by analyzing how their particular belief systems and personalities can ultimately make a difference to their country's foreign policy, especially toward a long-standing enemy. Although no hard-liner can stand completely still in the face of important changes, only those with ideologies that have specific components that act as obstacles to change and who have an orientation toward the past may need to be replaced for dramatic policy changes to take place"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introducing the conceptual framework -- 2. Yitzhak Shamir : once a hawk, always a hawk -- 3. Benjamin Netanyahu : battling the world -- 4. Ariel Sharon : from warfare to withdrawal -- 5. Yitzhak Rabin : from hawk to Nobel Prize peacemaker -- 6. Ehud Barak : all or nothing -- 7. Shimon Peres : from Dimona to Oslo -- 8. The psychology of political conversion -- Appendix A. Summary of key factors and findings -- Appendix B. Interviews conducted by the author.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-5857
- ISBN
- 9781107038387 (hardback)
- 1107038383 (hardback)
- 9781107669802 (paperback)
- 1107669804 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2014002754
- OCLC
- 876679996
- Author
- Aronoff, Yael, 1968- author.
- Title
- The political psychology of Israeli prime ministers : when hard-liners opt for peace / Yael S. Aronoff, Michigan State University.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-5857